Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18401, William Fly, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hly, William
S.18401
boarded
CONTENTS

No. 2024 Maine
William Fly
Residing in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Peabody of the Regt. commanded by Col. _____ in the Mass. for 1 year
Enrolled on the Roll of Maine the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of March 1833 and sent to Col. B. Dofkin  Miscasset  Maine Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 80.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 11 20.00 $100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. D. Adams Clerk Book 6 Vol. 256 Page 15

William T. Ly Maine
Paul
1 year
$40
14,0 24
Nathl Loffin Wiscasset Maine

60
BRIEF in the case of  William Fly  of Lincoln in the State of Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court,  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 81  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     State Service June In 1795 enlisted about 6 or 7 Private Gen. Smith   " 1796 " 6 " Capt. Peabody does not roll, Col. Major Robbins   "In think, his whole service amounts to "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Springfield Maine  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The time of service is not exactly given 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

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State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Wiscasset in said County, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the eleventh day of September A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of William Fly for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this sixth day of October A. D. 1832.
Nathl Coffin
CLERK.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } COUNTY OF LINCOLN, } ss.
ON this eleventh day of September personally appeared in open Court, before John Ruggles a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, William Fily a resident of Edgecomb in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged eighty one years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, as follows, viz - That in 1775 (June) he enlisted in Capt Charles Smith's company in Ipswich Massachusetts - Joseph Dennis was one Lieutenant Daniel Glidden the other - cannot recollect how long he enlisted for, but served the time out - was on the service between six & seven months - in the state service the whole company discharged verbally by the Captain in said Ipswich - Do not remember any Regiment - stationed the first part of the time in Ipswich & then drawn off to Cape Ann (Gloucester) to guard the coast - discharged verbally - In June 1776 enlisted in Capt. Probaday's company of militia for six months to go to Ticonderoga - our Lieutenants were Probaday & Wheeler - Colonel's name can't re- member - name of Ensign was Burnham - never joined the Regiment - he (the Col.) died on his way at So. H. in New Hampshire with the small pox - When arrived at Ticonderoga (recollect nothing about a Regiment - our Col. was dead as before stated - The Majors name was either Roberts or Robbins) were employed upon the fortifications - other fatiguing labor - were afterwards marched to Albany where our company was verbally discharged by the Captain. Served the six months in this town - think the terms of service amounted to one year - went from Ipswich through New Hampshire by way of So. H. & then crossed Connecticut River into Vermont (not then a State) & thence to Ticonderoga - Can find no surviving witness of the above service -
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the War Department he answers as follows - viz - That he was born in Scarborough then Massachusetts now Maine on 1702 Nov 21st - Have no record of my age, my mother always told me when & where I was born - Lived in Ipswich when called into service, moved to Edgecomb in 1778, where I have resided ever since the Revolution now reside - enlisted voluntarily - always received a verbal discharge - Any of my neighbors can testify of my character for veracity & their belief of my Revolutionary services; but I will particularly refer to Daniel Rendrick Freeman Esq. -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Wm Fily
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before
John Ruggles
Judge of said Court.

WE, Daniel Kendrick a Chapman residing in the Town of Edycomb, County of Lincoln and Foreman Trask residing in the  said Edycomb hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Fly who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Daniel Kendrick Foreman Trask
State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss....Sworn and subscribed this eleventh day of September
A. D. 1832
Before me, Isaac Bailey Justice of the Peace
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Daniel Kendrick who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Chapman resident in the  Edycomb and that Foreman Trask who has also signed the same is a resident in the  Edycomb and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Ruggles Jus. C.P. Albert Nathl. Coffin Clerk
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Isaac Bailey Esq. whose name is affixed to the above certificate, as a Justice of the Peace is legally commissioned and duly qualified to as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this eleventh day of September
A. D. 1832
Nathl. Coffin
CLERK.

We Aaron Ring and Alexander Dodge both of Calpe- -combe in the State of Maine, said Dodge aged forty years, and said Ring aged fifty five years, on oath testify and say, that we are well acquainted with William Fly of said Calpecombe, that we believe him to be about eighty one years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood to have been a revolutionary soldier; and that we believe the same, for we perfectly well recollect from our boyhood of hearing him give an account & tell about the service he was in, and many particulars as to the officers whom he was with, & his travelling home from the service - this belief of his revolutionary services is general, & we never heard of any doubts on the subject - said Fly is respected & considered
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the Coun- ty of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Jeremiah Bailey Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own prop- er signature, to me well known. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this sixth day of October A. D. 1832.
Nath. Coffin CLERK.
The above named Aaron Ring and Alexander Dodge before me Jeremiah Bailey one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County of Lincoln after due examination & caution to testify & declare the whole truth severally make oath to the truth of the above deposition by them signed in my presence. The aforesaid deponents are disinterested persons & of good credit, in whose testimony confidence may be placed.  J. Bailey Justice of the Peace

We Aaron Ring and Alexander Dodge both of Col- -combe in the State of Maine, said Dodge aged forty years, and said Ring aged fifty five years, on oath testify and say, that we are well acquainted with William Fly of said Colcombe, that we believe him to be about eighty one years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood to have been a revolutionary soldier; and that we believe the same, for we perfectly well recollect from our boyhood of hearing him give an account & tell about the service he was in, and many particulars as to the officers whom he was with, & his travelling home from the service - this belief of his revolutionary services is general, & we never heard of any doubts on the subject - said Fly is respected & considered a man of truth, we never heard his veracity doubted.
Aaron Ring
Alexander Dodge
State of Maine
Lincoln ss - August 23 d . 1832 - Personally appeared
The above named Aaron Ring and Alexander Dodge before me Jeremiah Bailey, one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County of Lincoln & after due examination & caution to testify & declare the whole truth, severally made oath to the truth of the above deposition by them signed in my presence. The aforesaid deponents are disinterested persons & of good credit, in whose testimony confidence may be placed.
J. Bailey Justice of the Peace

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18404 INVALID.
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File No. 18404
William Fly
Pre Civil War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 237
[Arrangement of 1870.]